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Palo Alto Tim«-s
VOL. 18. NO. _.
PALO ALTO. CAL. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. __■_.
S-.50 A YEAR
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
A b. mayhewTd-)!s
"■ DENTIST
Hoar.. 9 u> !--._..-aa—.r_r_ Kooaaa.a—I.
BUMiron. Hull-lac. . rjl.rr.lt. Arc. T.I. Re.
*—. _r»-oaoa —1 Unl.arau. AT.
D
R. H. D. DODGE
DENTIST
fiR. CHARLES W. DECKER
aJ ■ DENTIST
Orltoc aod Resldenco. llDlmi-lt. Arc.oor.
Warrrl. 8r. Palo Alio. Main OITfco. .toon.,
a lo 101 .alar. ii.l_ll__. San rtaohlaoo.
*E0. BLAKESLEY LITTLE, D.D.S
* DENTIST
DR. NATHALIE SELLING
Stanford Building
Ol—r boara—1 — 4 p.m. Tfl.pboae Black .1
TAR. HAMILTON C BOWIE
•*-' Former Health Oltter r Sao Mateo Oo.
__ srenae.
i- aa,
K_i
Office hours; 10 .. _
Parkinson Block. li_ fnl
oaoom. 8.1b] Lane. Fair
nR. GEO. E. HALL
-**-' PHYSI _!,>. AND SURGEON
Sp_lal attention paid iodl___sof the Kj .
Est, None and Throat Hours. - to 4 and 7 to a
D1
R HOWARD BLACK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hours, t to 10 u . . 1 to S and T to 8 p.m. Psr-
Wln-aO-i ___ Rc-ldi-in*. Xt3 KIpllnR Htreet.
Phone Ked to.
DALO ALTO KINDERGARTEN
i Miss Brook*
Mrs. Coover
Materials free. Tuition l-l per month. 8.
Wavsrir at._^tr
MRS. ELLA B. McDOWELL
Vocal Instruction
164 Hsmillon Ave. M-ods>-and Thur-dsy.
MISS GERTRUDE GATTS
Instructor for ^H
PiANO. MANDOLIN. GUITAR AND BANJO
.___ s. Hamilton Arenur
T/INDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY
J-V SCHOOL
Mibi GERTRUDE H. BROWN
Reopened. Moodsy. Ausust IB. 41 ___
Street, near I'ntrrrs ttj avenue. Tuition tl
per month; '
_
ISS FLORA C. KENDALL
1 ol
State and County Tax Rate.
Tho Board of Supervisors at tbe
meeting held on Monday flxod the rate
of taxation to bo levied in this oounty
as follows:
State tax tW.48
Currout Expense fund 113
Infirmary fund 09
Salary fund 20
School fund 1"
Bond Redemption fund, 1886... -0378
Bond Redemption fund, 1800.... .0022
Total State and county tux *1.10
Road tax on all property out-
side of cities ana towns... .90.40 '
Total tax $1.50
There w. Hint, ordered leu vied the-
tax tu-i-i-.H_.ry for school purposes In the
various districts, both for school main-
tens tin* and tbe payment of boods and [
Interest. This ux io the *Palo Alto
district is as follows:
Gram mar school, bonds ami hit . .$0.16
High " » " " .. .05
" " maintenance 34
Total .80.53
. Thi*. makes tbe total tax on Pulo
j a_d pn)perty, aside from tho town tax,
which has not yet been established, as
follow..:
State and county SI.in
School. 55
Total *1.«5
PIANO, LRGAN AND HARMONY
Pupil of Wm Masoa. New York: Louts Lls-
ser. Ssa_s.-cl.-t_. H. J. Stewart, San Kr-a-
elseo. j**ia. ai.to, w_di-_s_ . 0___r
Lincoln srsuui- and Webster Street.
CTOWE _ MALCOLM
O ATTORNEYS AT LAW
(_LVER _ PAGE
'-' ATTORNEVS-AT-LAV.
NOTARY PUBLIC. Hffl.T. _9. Inlrrr.ll.
Ave., opp.—Ho the P—toDec
Jr
W. ROLLER
Undertaksr and Embalmar
Omoesod Ile_dcuoe,«l Msm-crUe Slreei.
(_spel snd V
■*_[- K.-.1-1-
CONTRACTORS
TT L. UPHAM
*^" Contractor and Builder
Plans furnished. All work guaranteed. Wore
than ".went- years'experience. Residence, 443
Kipling St. P. O. sddress. l!o-2S-. Ps .Alto.
Good loans nof. tinted for building purposes, .
T~_7~WELLS
^ ' Contractor ana Builder
Estimates given promptlj. Residence US
Byron Street, nesr Unite rsllj At .a _
EA. HETTINGER
' Contractor and Buildsr
PaloAlto. Ssn Jose office. _ S. Second street.
G.
W. MOSHER
Contractor and Buildsr
Baptist Church Notes,
Last Sunday evening tho pastor
spoke-on "Stanford University and the
Spiritual Life.'1 Mr. Whitaker felt
tbat the fault lay in the man rather
than tho institution if he wont wrong
In hi* faith.
The third lecture in the Sunday
morning course will be delivered next
Sunday at 11 a. in. Subject: * The
Later Historical Books." All Interested In learning tbo truth concerning
the Bible are cordially Invited to ut tend.
The course of lectures for women
will bo held Thursday afternoon*, starting October 3d. The subject of tbe
lecture for thut duy will bo. "The
Houso und its Furnishings.'*
Prof. Jeffers ta directing the congregational singing Sunday ovenings.
Next Sunday evonlng the _il.ji-.-i will
be, "If a Man Die ShaU He live
Again?" A memorial service.
Mr. Whitaker met tbe young men's
Bible claas last night In ita first see-don.
The young ladles' olass will moot Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock ut 727 Bryant street. Tho subject of study this
semester, In both classes, is, "Intimations of Christ In the Old Testament."
Any young people Interested are Invited to join these claasos, which ure
not sectarian In any sense.
Methodist Church News.
Next Sabbath, the Rev. C. I . Jen-
nees, pastor of tho M. E. Church at
Berkeley, will occupy the pulpit at
both services. The following Sabbath
w« hope to have with ub our new
pastor, the Rev. _ F. Jennoas, who is
now onroute to California after a stay
of several years In South America.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Cabinet will hold a special meeting Saturday evening, September 21st,
promptly at 7:30, ln tbe Leaguo room.
All members are earnestly requested to
be preaent as important buslneas is to
be transacted.
Tho regular devotional service this
week will be held by Miss E. Grace
Ward, third vice-president. Subject:
"The Saloon Power Doomed." Psa.
37:1 -10.
Tbe Epworth League Alliance of
Santa Clara county will bold its regular quarterly rally with the local Chapter this afternoon und ovonlng. The
progrum consists of addresso-. and dl.
-_s-.loni.on <jin.nt.o_.of espootul Interest
to student*. The evening program,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock, follows:
Song service: devotions', mu _c, undor
direction of J, .1. Morris: add res .
Rev. A. H. iBrlgg. D. !>.; consecru-
tlon .■-■ v_.v.
All local I_t. guei. are requested to
wear the regular Pulo Alto lutdge, the
same us uned ut thu international Convention. Those who do not huve these
may procure them of Guy C. Miller, j
Let all come and welcome our guests.
Edgar G. Dyer.
The following notice is quoted from
the Ottawa (111.) Republican .Times of
August 27th:
A large number of the old friends of
tbe deceased uud uf his mother and
sifter assembled ut the residence of S.
K. King, north bluff, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon to witness the funeral
exe_L_s of tbe late Edgar O. Dyer,
The casket was covered with flowors
and llontl designs. Rev. E. E. McKay
officiated, and spoke feelingly to the
bereaved relatives und in fitting and expressive terms of tbe son und brother
who_ death thoy mourned. Th.-procession which followed the remains to
Ottawa avenue cemetery was a long
ono. A number who wore unable to
got to lho house bud gathered there.
It i- nol often thut _ many nttend tho
funeral of one who dietl elsewhere and
whose body wus brought to this city
for interment jui attended this one. It
attested tbe strong hold which both
be und his pitrenUt have lutd In tbe regards of tyir people.
Resolutions of Respect.
The members of Pulo Alto. Union,
No. tl-. Carpenters ami Joiners of
America, adopted thu following resolutions ut u meeting held last night:
Whereas, It bus pleased Almighty
God In bin Infinite wisdom to remove
from our midst our beloved brotbur and
co-laborer, Walter L Husking, therefore be it,
Resolveo, Thut we extend to tho
borouved fuinlly of our brother our
sympathy In this their sud bereave-.
toont. And be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be .111 to the family of our
brother, that a copy bo published in
the Palo Alto Times, and that tbe
same be spread on our minutes.
V. M. Track,
S. W. Remington,
Bkrt MILLER.
Committee.
Decennial Annive_ary.
The tenth anniversary of the opening
of Stanford University will be observed
at Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening,
October 1st. There will bo appropriate addresses and choral music
In order to prepare music for the occasion, Mr. Morris invites all former
members of the Palo Alto and -.Diversity Choral Society to meet at the Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock on Monday evening,. September 23d.. All
singers should avail themselves of the
opportunity to aid In fitly oelehrating
this anniversary.
The New Pastor.
The annua) wvMim of the California
Method!. Episcopal Conference was
held at Pacific grot, the past week,
closing its labor, on Tueaday.
Rev. Jam. Freeman Jenness was
uppointed to tbe pastorate of tbe Palo.
Alto Methodist Church. Mr. Jennoss -
graduated from Stanford Ln 1892, and
is well remembered by tho early rod-
dents of tbe town. While at tbe University he 1 nnk un active jwrt In religious work, himself, Rev. L. M. Burwell,
whom be succeeds here, und Rev. E. L.
Rich holding frequent services at May-
field and Palo Alio. .Mr. Jenness took
graduate work for it your and has
been In South America tor a time. He
Is due to arrive hem next week. Hia
appointment is must satisfactory to the
Palo Alio _>ng_>g. tion.
Rev. E. S. Robertson Is the pastor
for Mayfield, and Rev. A. S. Gibbons
for Redwood City. Dr. W. W. Case
was continued as presiding elder of this
district. '
Congregational Church.
The Sunday aervlcos will be held at
Fraternity hall: Preaching at 11 a.m.
by the pastor, Rev. C. G. Baldwin;
Sunday school at 12:10; evening services at 8 o'clock by the Young People's Sundaj Evening Club.
A reception to the churcb members
and all wbo arc affiliated with the Congregational church elsowher. will be
given by the Young People's Club, ut
the homo aud grounds of _t. and Mrs.
D.tyan. on Friday evening, September
27, ul ?_b o'clock. It will be a garden
party, if the weuther porn-Its, and con*
vayanou will be provided for all who
neet 1. .Ul members of the church are
a committer on invitation, and all students affiliated with the church anywhere are Invited to be present.
Woman's Club Reception.
The annual reception of the Woman's
Club of Palo Alto, announced for
Wednesday afternoon of this week, wits
postponed antl will bo given ut Fraternity Hull next Wednesday afternoon,
September 2_b. Tbe ladles are planning to make the occasion a most
piotiHUDt ono Thero will bo a program
of addresses, music and other features
and refreshments will be served. The
invitations were Issued last week.
La usten-Pa rsons.
H. M. Lausten uf Palo Alto and Miss
Lilian Parsons of Oakland were married at tbe EplscoMl parsonage in San
Joee on Monday evonlng. They wen-
attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Lausten. Tho groom is a recent arrival In
Palo Alto, being associated with his
brother in tbe merchant tailoring buslnoss. The young people have established tbelr home In Palo Alto.
All Saints Church.
The services on Sunday next will ba
aa follows, Holy Communion, 8 a. m.;
Sunday school, !»:■_■ a. m.; morning
prayer, 11 a.m. Address on "Marriage
and Dlvoroe—the Proposed Canon."
Evening prayer, 7:30. Preacher, the
Rev. H. S. Jeffries, Japanese missionary. Allseatsfree. D. Charles Gardner,
rector.
The Political Equality Club will bold
Its session on Thursday, the 26th Inst.,
at the resident, of Mrs. A. P. Zsohokke
at 626 Forest avenue, at 8 o'clock.

Palo Alto Tim«-s
VOL. 18. NO. _.
PALO ALTO. CAL. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20. __■_.
S-.50 A YEAR
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
A b. mayhewTd-)!s
"■ DENTIST
Hoar.. 9 u> !--._..-aa—.r_r_ Kooaaa.a—I.
BUMiron. Hull-lac. . rjl.rr.lt. Arc. T.I. Re.
*—. _r»-oaoa —1 Unl.arau. AT.
D
R. H. D. DODGE
DENTIST
fiR. CHARLES W. DECKER
aJ ■ DENTIST
Orltoc aod Resldenco. llDlmi-lt. Arc.oor.
Warrrl. 8r. Palo Alio. Main OITfco. .toon.,
a lo 101 .alar. ii.l_ll__. San rtaohlaoo.
*E0. BLAKESLEY LITTLE, D.D.S
* DENTIST
DR. NATHALIE SELLING
Stanford Building
Ol—r boara—1 — 4 p.m. Tfl.pboae Black .1
TAR. HAMILTON C BOWIE
•*-' Former Health Oltter r Sao Mateo Oo.
__ srenae.
i- aa,
K_i
Office hours; 10 .. _
Parkinson Block. li_ fnl
oaoom. 8.1b] Lane. Fair
nR. GEO. E. HALL
-**-' PHYSI _!,>. AND SURGEON
Sp_lal attention paid iodl___sof the Kj .
Est, None and Throat Hours. - to 4 and 7 to a
D1
R HOWARD BLACK.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Hours, t to 10 u . . 1 to S and T to 8 p.m. Psr-
Wln-aO-i ___ Rc-ldi-in*. Xt3 KIpllnR Htreet.
Phone Ked to.
DALO ALTO KINDERGARTEN
i Miss Brook*
Mrs. Coover
Materials free. Tuition l-l per month. 8.
Wavsrir at._^tr
MRS. ELLA B. McDOWELL
Vocal Instruction
164 Hsmillon Ave. M-ods>-and Thur-dsy.
MISS GERTRUDE GATTS
Instructor for ^H
PiANO. MANDOLIN. GUITAR AND BANJO
.___ s. Hamilton Arenur
T/INDERGARTEN AND PRIMARY
J-V SCHOOL
Mibi GERTRUDE H. BROWN
Reopened. Moodsy. Ausust IB. 41 ___
Street, near I'ntrrrs ttj avenue. Tuition tl
per month; '
_
ISS FLORA C. KENDALL
1 ol
State and County Tax Rate.
Tho Board of Supervisors at tbe
meeting held on Monday flxod the rate
of taxation to bo levied in this oounty
as follows:
State tax tW.48
Currout Expense fund 113
Infirmary fund 09
Salary fund 20
School fund 1"
Bond Redemption fund, 1886... -0378
Bond Redemption fund, 1800.... .0022
Total State and county tux *1.10
Road tax on all property out-
side of cities ana towns... .90.40 '
Total tax $1.50
There w. Hint, ordered leu vied the-
tax tu-i-i-.H_.ry for school purposes In the
various districts, both for school main-
tens tin* and tbe payment of boods and [
Interest. This ux io the *Palo Alto
district is as follows:
Gram mar school, bonds ami hit . .$0.16
High " » " " .. .05
" " maintenance 34
Total .80.53
. Thi*. makes tbe total tax on Pulo
j a_d pn)perty, aside from tho town tax,
which has not yet been established, as
follow..:
State and county SI.in
School. 55
Total *1.«5
PIANO, LRGAN AND HARMONY
Pupil of Wm Masoa. New York: Louts Lls-
ser. Ssa_s.-cl.-t_. H. J. Stewart, San Kr-a-
elseo. j**ia. ai.to, w_di-_s_ . 0___r
Lincoln srsuui- and Webster Street.
CTOWE _ MALCOLM
O ATTORNEYS AT LAW
(_LVER _ PAGE
'-' ATTORNEVS-AT-LAV.
NOTARY PUBLIC. Hffl.T. _9. Inlrrr.ll.
Ave., opp.—Ho the P—toDec
Jr
W. ROLLER
Undertaksr and Embalmar
Omoesod Ile_dcuoe,«l Msm-crUe Slreei.
(_spel snd V
■*_[- K.-.1-1-
CONTRACTORS
TT L. UPHAM
*^" Contractor and Builder
Plans furnished. All work guaranteed. Wore
than ".went- years'experience. Residence, 443
Kipling St. P. O. sddress. l!o-2S-. Ps .Alto.
Good loans nof. tinted for building purposes, .
T~_7~WELLS
^ ' Contractor ana Builder
Estimates given promptlj. Residence US
Byron Street, nesr Unite rsllj At .a _
EA. HETTINGER
' Contractor and Buildsr
PaloAlto. Ssn Jose office. _ S. Second street.
G.
W. MOSHER
Contractor and Buildsr
Baptist Church Notes,
Last Sunday evening tho pastor
spoke-on "Stanford University and the
Spiritual Life.'1 Mr. Whitaker felt
tbat the fault lay in the man rather
than tho institution if he wont wrong
In hi* faith.
The third lecture in the Sunday
morning course will be delivered next
Sunday at 11 a. in. Subject: * The
Later Historical Books." All Interested In learning tbo truth concerning
the Bible are cordially Invited to ut tend.
The course of lectures for women
will bo held Thursday afternoon*, starting October 3d. The subject of tbe
lecture for thut duy will bo. "The
Houso und its Furnishings.'*
Prof. Jeffers ta directing the congregational singing Sunday ovenings.
Next Sunday evonlng the _il.ji-.-i will
be, "If a Man Die ShaU He live
Again?" A memorial service.
Mr. Whitaker met tbe young men's
Bible claas last night In ita first see-don.
The young ladles' olass will moot Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock ut 727 Bryant street. Tho subject of study this
semester, In both classes, is, "Intimations of Christ In the Old Testament."
Any young people Interested are Invited to join these claasos, which ure
not sectarian In any sense.
Methodist Church News.
Next Sabbath, the Rev. C. I . Jen-
nees, pastor of tho M. E. Church at
Berkeley, will occupy the pulpit at
both services. The following Sabbath
w« hope to have with ub our new
pastor, the Rev. _ F. Jennoas, who is
now onroute to California after a stay
of several years In South America.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The Cabinet will hold a special meeting Saturday evening, September 21st,
promptly at 7:30, ln tbe Leaguo room.
All members are earnestly requested to
be preaent as important buslneas is to
be transacted.
Tho regular devotional service this
week will be held by Miss E. Grace
Ward, third vice-president. Subject:
"The Saloon Power Doomed." Psa.
37:1 -10.
Tbe Epworth League Alliance of
Santa Clara county will bold its regular quarterly rally with the local Chapter this afternoon und ovonlng. The
progrum consists of addresso-. and dl.
-_s-.loni.on .; consecru-
tlon .■-■ v_.v.
All local I_t. guei. are requested to
wear the regular Pulo Alto lutdge, the
same us uned ut thu international Convention. Those who do not huve these
may procure them of Guy C. Miller, j
Let all come and welcome our guests.
Edgar G. Dyer.
The following notice is quoted from
the Ottawa (111.) Republican .Times of
August 27th:
A large number of the old friends of
tbe deceased uud uf his mother and
sifter assembled ut the residence of S.
K. King, north bluff, at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon to witness the funeral
exe_L_s of tbe late Edgar O. Dyer,
The casket was covered with flowors
and llontl designs. Rev. E. E. McKay
officiated, and spoke feelingly to the
bereaved relatives und in fitting and expressive terms of tbe son und brother
who_ death thoy mourned. Th.-procession which followed the remains to
Ottawa avenue cemetery was a long
ono. A number who wore unable to
got to lho house bud gathered there.
It i- nol often thut _ many nttend tho
funeral of one who dietl elsewhere and
whose body wus brought to this city
for interment jui attended this one. It
attested tbe strong hold which both
be und his pitrenUt have lutd In tbe regards of tyir people.
Resolutions of Respect.
The members of Pulo Alto. Union,
No. tl-. Carpenters ami Joiners of
America, adopted thu following resolutions ut u meeting held last night:
Whereas, It bus pleased Almighty
God In bin Infinite wisdom to remove
from our midst our beloved brotbur and
co-laborer, Walter L Husking, therefore be it,
Resolveo, Thut we extend to tho
borouved fuinlly of our brother our
sympathy In this their sud bereave-.
toont. And be it further
Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be .111 to the family of our
brother, that a copy bo published in
the Palo Alto Times, and that tbe
same be spread on our minutes.
V. M. Track,
S. W. Remington,
Bkrt MILLER.
Committee.
Decennial Annive_ary.
The tenth anniversary of the opening
of Stanford University will be observed
at Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening,
October 1st. There will bo appropriate addresses and choral music
In order to prepare music for the occasion, Mr. Morris invites all former
members of the Palo Alto and -.Diversity Choral Society to meet at the Presbyterian church at 8 o'clock on Monday evening,. September 23d.. All
singers should avail themselves of the
opportunity to aid In fitly oelehrating
this anniversary.
The New Pastor.
The annua) wvMim of the California
Method!. Episcopal Conference was
held at Pacific grot, the past week,
closing its labor, on Tueaday.
Rev. Jam. Freeman Jenness was
uppointed to tbe pastorate of tbe Palo.
Alto Methodist Church. Mr. Jennoss -
graduated from Stanford Ln 1892, and
is well remembered by tho early rod-
dents of tbe town. While at tbe University he 1 nnk un active jwrt In religious work, himself, Rev. L. M. Burwell,
whom be succeeds here, und Rev. E. L.
Rich holding frequent services at May-
field and Palo Alio. .Mr. Jenness took
graduate work for it your and has
been In South America tor a time. He
Is due to arrive hem next week. Hia
appointment is must satisfactory to the
Palo Alio _>ng_>g. tion.
Rev. E. S. Robertson Is the pastor
for Mayfield, and Rev. A. S. Gibbons
for Redwood City. Dr. W. W. Case
was continued as presiding elder of this
district. '
Congregational Church.
The Sunday aervlcos will be held at
Fraternity hall: Preaching at 11 a.m.
by the pastor, Rev. C. G. Baldwin;
Sunday school at 12:10; evening services at 8 o'clock by the Young People's Sundaj Evening Club.
A reception to the churcb members
and all wbo arc affiliated with the Congregational church elsowher. will be
given by the Young People's Club, ut
the homo aud grounds of _t. and Mrs.
D.tyan. on Friday evening, September
27, ul ?_b o'clock. It will be a garden
party, if the weuther porn-Its, and con*
vayanou will be provided for all who
neet 1. .Ul members of the church are
a committer on invitation, and all students affiliated with the church anywhere are Invited to be present.
Woman's Club Reception.
The annual reception of the Woman's
Club of Palo Alto, announced for
Wednesday afternoon of this week, wits
postponed antl will bo given ut Fraternity Hull next Wednesday afternoon,
September 2_b. Tbe ladles are planning to make the occasion a most
piotiHUDt ono Thero will bo a program
of addresses, music and other features
and refreshments will be served. The
invitations were Issued last week.
La usten-Pa rsons.
H. M. Lausten uf Palo Alto and Miss
Lilian Parsons of Oakland were married at tbe EplscoMl parsonage in San
Joee on Monday evonlng. They wen-
attended by Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Lausten. Tho groom is a recent arrival In
Palo Alto, being associated with his
brother in tbe merchant tailoring buslnoss. The young people have established tbelr home In Palo Alto.
All Saints Church.
The services on Sunday next will ba
aa follows, Holy Communion, 8 a. m.;
Sunday school, !»:■_■ a. m.; morning
prayer, 11 a.m. Address on "Marriage
and Dlvoroe—the Proposed Canon."
Evening prayer, 7:30. Preacher, the
Rev. H. S. Jeffries, Japanese missionary. Allseatsfree. D. Charles Gardner,
rector.
The Political Equality Club will bold
Its session on Thursday, the 26th Inst.,
at the resident, of Mrs. A. P. Zsohokke
at 626 Forest avenue, at 8 o'clock.